Durrës, Albania

Gate Walls (ancient port)

Gate Walls (ancient port), Durrës

Near the shore of the ancient port, where the road Via Egnatia began, a stretch of Roman and Byzantine defensive wall with a tower survives. About sixty-two metres of stone wall along a western line bear fragile witness to a city that time continues to wear away.

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Location

Coordinates: 41.37415, 19.42208

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